Comment by specialist

From the OC:

> You might think you can add enough epicycles to your rules to avoid this problem. ... can reduce the problem, but [cannot] eliminate it. And at scale, with adversarial testing, every edge case will get hit.

Yup. Rules are not enough.

Same conundrum applies to taxation, safety regulations, pollution, security, etc.

It's not just a matter of better enforcement. Every system of rules will be gamed.

Alas, I still don't have a clue about solutions. I'm just exhausted by the naive hot takes.

Human affairs (societies) are messy.